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Neurology 214e4 : The Cortex: Communication and Knowledge

Credit Hours(s)2.0

InstructorsJoseph Ferezy, DC, DACAN, FIACN

Price$40.00 USD

Format(s)AudioVisual Course, Diplomate Level;

Educational Objectives

Locate cortical areas responsible for language and describe the relationship between the areas and describe pathways of cortical information processing.
Define the term “hemisphericity” in relation to hemisphere dominance and itemize various methods to determine hemisphere dominance for functions such as language, handedness, hearing, vision, etc.
Describe results of “split brain” experiments regarding cortical processing of faces and items in regard to distribution of visual information and speech.
Draw the relationships between the reception and expression categories in The Schema of Monrad Crone to illustrate the “inputs and outputs” of human interaction.
Identify the cortical pathways involved from hearing and understanding to formulating speech and speaking, and discuss the relevance of pathway location to other cortical systems.
Define common terms associated with cortical disorders including aphasia, agraphia and apraxia.

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